By Johan Nurmi and Patrick Sherry - USA ACADEMY OF AVIATION www.usaacademy.com Helicopter Flight Academy This article was written By Johan Nurmi and Patrick Sherry - USA ACADEMY OF AVIATION and reprinted with their permission – June 4/08 From 1979-1994 the R22 helicopter was involved in 29 accidents resulting from failure to maintain rpm. Also 100 hard [...]
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LOW RPM-ROTOR STALL
June 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments
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NEGATIVE G AND MAST BUMPING
March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
This article was written by Becker Helicopters Pty Ltd and reprinted with their permission – March 3/08 All objects are subject to the gravitational pull of the earth relative to their mass. This includes you and me and it includes a helicopter. As we are standing on the surface of [...]
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DANGEROUS HELICOPTER PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT
February 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments
This article was written by Becker Helicopters Pty Ltd and reprinted with their permission – Feb 7/08 DYNAMIC ROLL OVER When a helicopter is lifting off the ground (or a surface) or is hovering with one skid or wheel on the ground, the helicopter may begin a rolling motion, which under certain circumstances cannot be [...]
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